A sketch of any aspect of the history of the deaf in Trinidad and Tobago is an important step towards understanding the underpinnings of their present status in the wider society. This paper outlines the beginnings of ...

Trinidad is a complex multi-ethnic society where the two major ethnic groups - Africans and Indians - are in competition for power: economic, political and social. These contestations force the meeting and mixing of these ...

The development of dentistry in the Caribbean had its beginnings largely in folk and lay practitioners providing dental care, before the arrival of qualified dentists and the establishment of an organised and self-regulating ...

This article identifies the culture of certification that pervades the teaching profession in Trinidad and Tobago as a constraint on the professionalism of teachers. It makes suggestions on ways in which the stakeholders ...

This article reports on a study that investigated the perceptions of secondary school teachers in Trinidad and Tobago of their own performance as compared with the perception of their principals

This article examines the role of homework in schooling in Trinidad and Tobago, and the way that it is treated by teachers. It notes that despite the documented benefits of homework, a growing number of parents, students, ...

This article argues that Trinidad and Tobago needs technology education for all at the level of the school system. It notes that this requires (a) education that develops a problem-solving outlook in children, (b) a ...

This article argues that the education of a teacher has to be conceptualized as one articulated process beginning in the schools and universities, and then continuing with institutions of initial teacher education. In order ...

This article rejects the situation in Trinidad and Tobago whereby student athletes are not encouraged to combine academic achievement with their athletic pursuits. It commends the initiative of COSTAATT (College of Science, ...